Roman Reigns had sudden emergency surgery to remove a hernia the day before Night of Champions, and is scheduled to be out of action for several months. When he returns, people will be expecting a few things from him: his rope-hung dropkick, a Superman Punch, and of course, a Spear. It will be as if he hadnt missed a beat. However, that same old, repetitive move-set can easily get stale. Weve seen it with John Cena countless times, and some have even begun to complain that Roman Reigns is becoming repetitive. That kind of concern could kill his momentum before he even reaches the main event scene. So what would be the solution? Simple: he needs a new finisher. While the Spear, a.k.a. running shoulder tackle to your opponents gut, is indeed an effective (and rather safe) maneuver, it has become so overused that it has lost its appeal. There was a time when Goldberg used the move and delivered it with such devastation that it looked like his opponents were going to throw up. Unfortunately, over the years the Spear has become too commonplace: Goldberg, Bobby Lashley, Edge, Christian, Rhino, Batista, The Big Show, Kaitlyn, Michelle McCool, and others have used it as their finishing move. Its time for Roman Reigns to use a new finisher. The following ten move possibilities are ranked based on how unique they are; that is to say, how often they are used. Each one of them would make a great finishing maneuver for Roman Reigns, who truly needs to add something else to his wrestling repertoire.
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
